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CMS Danskin’s acoustic saddle system fulfils brief for striking new hotel


C MS Danskin Acoustics supplied


its Smartspan saddle system for the W Edinburgh, an eye-catching new addition to Edinburgh’s skyline. Part of Marriott’s luxury W Hotels brand, the striking 12-storey ‘ribbon building’ required a floor specification to provide effective impact and airborne sound reduction, under floor access for cabling and precise levelling of concrete subfloors.


BAM Construction delivered the interiors. CMS Danskin Acoustics worked closely with BAM sub-contractor MMM Joinery Ltd whose remit was to install the floors and other aspects of the interior finish in guest rooms, the sound suite and public areas in the main W Edinburgh ‘ribbon building’, so described as it is crafted from a winding bronze-coloured steel ‘ribbon’.


The installation of the CMS Danskin Acoustics’ saddle system created a void for services and it was used to level the floors to counter the 5-10 mm tolerances of concrete


subfloors. The project involved over 50,000 saddles. This dry floor solution eliminated wet trades, so enhancing efficiency on site. Acoustics performance was key.


The


acoustic approach had to meet the requirements of Section 5 of The Building (Scotland) Regulations, but also the very high standards set for this prestigious new hotel. CMS Danskin Acoustics’ saddle system uses structural flooring boards, C16 strength graded timber support bearers and saddles with an integral acoustic resilient layer to construct a floating floor on top of a base floor, in this case concrete. The system should fit between the highest point of the base floor and the desired finished floor level. Packers and, where necessary, elevating blocks are used to level areas below the high point. Flanking strips prevent sound passing into the space at the perimeter of the floor. The installation of over 6,700 m2 of CMS Danskin


Acoustics’ Smartspan flooring board, a high density (1500 kg/m3), Class ADF07_Performance Technology Group : CMS Danskin_Insulation - Acoustic_HPAdv.indd 1 Keller excels in Kiwa assessment Keller’s Misty Grey kitchen


Keller Kitchens has been reassessed by Kiwa, and passed with fl ying colours! The Kiwa auditors established that the company’s management system continues to meet the standard requirements of ISO 9001 (quality) and ISO 14001 (environment). Tim


Spann, Keller’s UK National Sales Manager explains more: “Renewing these certifi cates means that our customers can be confi dent that our processes meet international quality and environmental standards, that our organisation attaches great importance to continuous improvement and that we also have a good balance in responsible growth, sustainable chain cooperation and a healthy working environment.”


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Vent-Axia has supplied its Sentinel Apex to provide ventilation for ECO MEP’s highly-effi cient commercial offi ce environment in Ashford, Kent. Alexis Roberts, C&I Channel Marketing Manager at Vent-Axia,


commented: “We understand


the challenges that come with designing low-carbon buildings and so are thrilled to have supplied our Sentinel Apex to ECO MEP’s carbon negative offi ces. When we developed the Apex, every aspect was considered to maximise its energy effi ciency and performance, whilst also providing excellent IAQ, ultra-low sound levels and good thermal comfort, which made it an ideal addition to this project.”


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Domus Ventilation is proud to be a participant at the SME Energy Centre in Surrey, where it has provided an HRXE-HERA Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) unit for display, along with wall mounted graphics for the informative showroom explaining the benefi ts of this ventilation technology. The Domus Ventilation HRXE-HERA on display at the SME Energy Centre is a high performance MVHR that combines supply and extract ventilation in one system. It effi ciently recovers the heat typically lost in waste, stale air and uses it to temper the fresh air drawn into the building via a heat exchanger.


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A1 non-combustible (to EN13501-1) board, which spans between the support bearers of the saddle system with minimal deflection, added to the acoustic performance of the saddle system at W Edinburgh. CMS Danskin Acoustics also designed and supplied a Kinetics®


RIM system floating


floor for the W Hotel’s sound suite recording studio. The system included REGUFOAM® vibration 680plus cut into blocks and inserted into the glass fibre rollout with SmartSpan on top to create the final floor.


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Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions wowed the crowd at InstallerSHOW 2024 with its latest innovations,


new partnerships, and signifi cant


investments in UK training centres. These efforts are set to revolutionise and speed up the UK’s journey to Net Zero. Panasonic unveiled the new Aquarea M Series range of air source heat pumps with TCAP technology, an industry game changer developed


to meet the decarbonisation challenge. Panasonic’s presence at InstallerSHOW 2024 highlights its focus on building a greener and more sustainable future through its partnerships and collaborations.


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